Tamara Shulgina

Atmospheric Rivers; Precipitation; Snow Accumulation; Snowline Elevation; Climate Change; Water Resources

Observed and projected changes in snow accumulation and snowline in California's snowy mountains

The Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades-California's snowy mountains-are primary freshwater sources and natural reservoirs for the states of California and Nevada. These …

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Winter wet-dry weather patterns driving atmospheric rivers and Santa Ana winds provide evidence for increasing wildfire hazard in California

Floods caused by atmospheric rivers and wildfires fanned by Santa Ana winds are common occurrences in California with devastating societal impacts. In this work, we show that …

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Precipitation Variability</AUTHOR_KEYWORD>; Vapor Transport</AUTHOR _KEYWORD>; North Pacific Atmospheric Circulation</AUTHOR _KEYWORD>; Atmospheric Rivers</AUTHOR _KEYWORD>; Climate Variability</AUTHOR _KEYWORD>; Extreme Precipitation</AUTHOR _KEYWORD>

Four Atmospheric Circulation Regimes Over the North Pacific and Their Relationship to California Precipitation on Daily to Seasonal Timescales

Precipitation in California is highly variable and not well forecasted on subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) timescales. Understanding relationships between synoptic-scale …

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Circulation Drivers of Atmospheric Rivers at the North American West Coast

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are mechanisms of strong moisture transport capable of bringing heavy precipitation to the West Coast of North America, which drives water resources and …

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